Who Is The Seven Stars Temple Remains?

The Seven Stars Temple Remains locates 30 km southwest of Karasahr County and sits at the east foot of Mount Huola (霍拉山). The site was populated during the 7th and 8th century as part of the Karasahr Country (焉耆国), among the remains of which discovered several sculptures. This damaged artifact collected at the Seven Stars Remains was portrayed with a plump face, long and slim eye, and a subtle smile which indicate the classical Bodhisattva image of the Western Regions (西域). The Bodhisattva gazes slightly to the right, showing a vividly portrayed solemn look. The hair appears in a tall bun decorated with flowers and the hands posit in front of the chest performing the Anjali Mudra (合十). The clothes and fabric worn by the figure consists of concise …show more content…
Functioning as the crucial pathway of Ancient Rome, Iran and China, Xinjiang also links the cultural exchange between China and India. The Buddhist artifacts discovered in Xinjiang rarely came with exact evidence that proves time, which brings difficulty to the creation of a chronology. Buddhism prevails roughly from 5th century to the 9th century in the surrounding areas including the Gandhara regions (犍陀罗), Central India, Iran, Han Chinese areas and other small sovereignties, which all brought influence to Xinjiang. Hence, Xinjiang formed into a distinctive Western Regions (西域) style. This clay Buddha head was portrayed with concise style, presenting a plump face, delicately small facial features, and long slim eyes. Drawn with dark ink to emphasize the eyebrows and eyes and red to fill the lips, this figure appears to be in a delightful and tranquil state. Especially with the concentrated facial features in combination with the polished hair and the fleshy protuberance on the crown of the head, the figure shows clear traits of the Western Regions